SmartSPM™ specifications

Measuring Modes

• Contact AFM in air/(liquid optional);
• Semicontact AFM in air/(liquid optional);
• True Non-contact AFM;
• Phase Imaging;
• Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM);
• Force Modulation;
• Conductive AFM (optional);
• Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM);
• Kelvin Probe (Surface Potential Microscopy);
• Capacitance and Electric Force Microscopy (EFM);
• Force curve measurements;
• Piezo Response Force Microscopy;
• Nanolithography;
• Nanomanipulation;
• STM (optional);
• Photocurrent Mapping (optional);
• Volt-ampere characteristic measurements (optional).

Scanner and Base

• Scanning range 100um x 100um x 15um (+/-10%);
• Scanning type by sample;
• XY non-linearity 0.05%;
• Z non-linearity 0.05%;
• Noise:

-       0.1nm RMS in XY dimension in 200Hz bandwidth with capacitance sensors on;

-       0.02nm RMS in XY dimension in 100Hz bandwidth with capacitance sensors off;

-       <0.04nm RMS Z capacitance sensor in 1000Hz bandwidth;

• XY resonance frequency 7 kHz (unloaded);
• Z resonance frequency 15 kHz (unloaded);
• Digital closed loop control for X, Y, Z axes;
• Active elimination of XY phase lag, overshooting and ringing results in fast scanning without any dynamic image distortion;
• Motorized approach range 18 mm;
• Maximum sample size: 40×50 mm, 15 mm thickness;
• Motorized sample positioning range5×5mm,
• Positioning resolution 1um.

AFM Head HE001

• Laser wavelength 1300nm;
• No registration  laser influence on biological sample;
• No registration  laser influence on photovoltaic measurements;
• Registration system noise <0.03nm.
• Fully motorized: 4 stepper motors for cantilever and photodiode automated alignment;
• Free access to the probe for additional external manipulators and probes;
• Top and side simultaneous optical access with planapochromat objectives (10x, NA=0.28 and 20x, NA=0.42 respectively).

AFM Head HE002*

• Laser wavelength 1300nm;
• No registration  laser influence on biological sample;
• No registration  laser influence on photovoltaic measurements;
• Registration system noise <0.1nm;
• Fully motorized: 4 stepper motors for cantilever and photodiode automated alignment;
• Free access to the probe for additional external manipulators and probes;
• Top and side simultaneous optical access with planapochromat objectives (100x, NA=0.7 and 10x, NA=0.28 respectively).

Liquid cell (optional)

• Sample size 2mm thickness, 25mm diameter;
• Sample positioning range 5×5mm;
• Positioning resolution 1um;
• Cell size 40×40x12mm;
• Volume of liquid 3ml;
• Capability of liquid exchange;
• Autoclave and ultrasonic cleaning of cell parts.

Liquid cell with temperature control (optional)

• Sample size 2mm thickness, 25mm diameter;
• Heating up to 60°C;
• Cooling below room temperature down to 5°C;
• Sample positioning range 5×5mm;
• Positioning resolution 1um;
• Cell size 40×40x12mm;
• Volume of liquid 3ml;
• Capability of liquid exchange;
• Autoclave and ultrasonic cleaning of cell parts.

Conductive AFM unit (optional)

• Current range 100fA ÷ 10uA;
• 3 current ranges (1nA, 100na and 10uA) switchable from the software;
• Conductive AFM to Kelvin Probe mode switchable from the software.

Optical access

• With AFM head HE001:
• Capability to use simultaneously top and side planapochromat objectives (10x, NA=0.28 and 20x, NA=0.42 respectively);
• Field of view from 900μm to 140μm;
• Optical resolution: 1μm;

• With AFM head HE002:
• Capability to use simultaneously top and side planapochromat objectives (100x, NA=0.7 and 10x, NA=0.28 respectively);
• Field of view from 100μm to 50μm;
• Optical resolution: 0,4μm;
• Maximum side planapochromat objectives 20x, NA=0.42;

Compatibility with optical systems

• No interference with optical imaging due to infrared laser;
• Upgradeability to OmegaScope for spectroscopic and TERS operation.
• Optional XYZ positioning system SPS002 for probe tip alignment in objective focus

-       Manual positioning range 2×2x2 mm;

-       Piezo positioning range 10×10x10 um, capacitive sensors.

Optical microscope (optional)

• Numerical aperture up to 0.1;
• Magnification on 19″ monitor with 1/3″ CCD from 85x to 1050x;
• Horizontal field of view from 4.5 to 0.37 mm;
• Manual detent zoom 12.5x (motorized zoom optional);
• Stand and coarse/fine focusing unit;
• Capability to use planapochromat objectives 10x, NA=0.28 and 20x, NA=0.42 and 100x, NA=0.7 (depends on AFM head);
• Capability to use M Plan Apo objective 10x, NA = 0.28;
• Magnification on 19″ monitor with 1/3″ CCD: 400x to 5300x;
• Horizontal field of view from 0.96 to 0.07 mm;
• Resolution up to 1 um.

Vibration isolation (optional)

• Isolation: dynamic 0.7Hz to 1kHz, purely passive beyond 1kHz;
• Maximum load: 150kg;
• Size: 400×450x75mm (WxDxH).

Controller electronics

• Modular fully digital expandable controller;
• High speed DSP 190 MHz;
• USB 2.0 interface;
• High speed 500 kHz 18-bit ADC, 20 channels;
• 5 MHz frequency range registration system;
• 2 lock-in amplifiers with 5 MHz frequency range;
• 6 digital 32–bit generators 5 MHz frequency range, 0.01 Hz resolution;
• Software controlled modulation possibilities for probe, X, Y and Z scanners, Bias voltage and two external outputs;
• HV amplifiers  -5 … +120v, 0.4 ppm HV noise;
• AC, DC Bias Voltage -10 … +10v, 2 MHz frequency range;
• 7 stepper motors control;
• Digital inputs/outputs for integration with external equipment,
• Analog input/outputs for integration with external equipment.

Software

• Automatic alignment of registration system;
• Automatic configuration and presetting for standard measuring techniques;
• Automatic cantilever resonance frequency adjustment;
• Capability to work with force curves;
• Macro language Lua for programming user functions, scripts and widgets;
• Capability to program controller with DSP macro language in real time without reloading control software;
• Capability to process images in coordinate space including making cross-sections, fitting and polynomial smoothing up to 8 degree;
• FFT processing with capability to treat images in frequency space including filtration and analysis;
• Nanolithography and nanomanipulation;
• Processing up to 5000×5000 pixel images.

Computer

• High performance computer with Windows XP operating system, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVD R/W,  two 19 inch LCD monitors, s-video capture card.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.